Description of the flag

The none-too imaginative British had the same badge for all their
minor West African possessions: Identical
flags were granted to Ghana and
Sierra Leone,
differing only by having the initials
"G.C." and "S.L.", instead of "G."Josh Fruhlinger, 13 Feb 1996

This flag was in use in the period 1889-1965.David Prothero, 20 Sep 2000

The ground of the Gambia badge is yellow, and shows a brown elephant
standing in front of a palm-tree between green mountains. In base is
the initial letter "G" in red. When this badge appears on the Union
Flag it is surrounded by the garland, while on the Blue Ensign it has
no garland. Before the Gold Coast became the self-governing dominion
of Ghana on March 6th, 1957, its badge was similar to that of Gambia
but bore the initials "G.C." It was displayed on the Union Flag and
the Blue Ensign in like manner.

Gold Coast and Gambia were granted arms
in 1957 and 1964 respectively, in preparation for independence.David Prothero, 26 Sep 2000

Was there a pre-1965 governor’s flag with the same "G." badge? Was there
a flag for Governors-General in the period 1965-1970? For the same period,
would there be a royal flag?Željko Heimer, 06 Oct 2001